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Since you are in the US, it's unlikely that there would be any direct spread from wild rabbits. They don't as far as we know, suffer from RVHD. It is wild (or in the US, feral, from dumped pets) European rabbits that are susceptible. However this disease is highly infectious and contagious...

Please see the first of my two messages above, the third link includes biosecurity advice

Please delete if not permitted on this forum The Facebook groups that are pertinent to RVHD in the Americas (that I am aware of) are https://www.facebook.com/groups/414749742307886/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/2007929302603602/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/414749742307886/

Please see our advice on the following pages We have been coping with this disease since 2012 when it first reached the UK, and sadly have built up a good understanding. Advice is from our Specialist Veterinary Adviser Dr Richard Saunders BSc (Hons), BVSc, FRSB, CBiol, DZooMed (Mammalian)...

There is also information here https://rabbitwelfare.co.uk/rabbit-health/e-cuniculi/

Sadly RVHD2 has crossed the Atlantic and has been identified both in Canada and the USA. It causes sudden death, usually with no symptoms. Canada has imported vaccine from France, Filavac. As far as I know, the US hasn't yet done so. Information can be found on our website in these three...

Upsetting though it is, this is entirely natural behaviour. She doesn't understand that the couch is important to you and she is just being a rabbit. This is one reason why it is so important to research fully before ever taking on a pet. We wrote this page to help with that...

Really sorry to read this. Are you aware of RVHD2? It is present all over Europe and we have vaccine here to protect our rabbits. It has also been identified in Canada and the USA. Canada has imported French vaccine but as yet the US hasn't. However the HRS in Ohio cancelled its midwest...

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=clicker+training+rabbits Lots of videos here

In my experience, they understand as much as they want to. Obviously not as much as we do but probably more than you realise, especially if things are repeated and there is incentive to understand and remember, based on a reward system. You can find a lot on Clicker Training for rabbits on...

We at the RWAF in the UK were sorry to read that RVHD2 has made its way to the USA. Here is the most up to date information from the US Dept of Agriculture https://www.aphis.usda.gov/animal_health/downloads/Rabbit%20Hemorrhagic%20Disease_June%202018.pdf This appears to be a separate outbreak...

Sadly the deadly new strain of the RHD (Rabbit Haemorrhagic Disease) virus has been confirmed in British Columbia. In response the Canadian Govt has allowed the import from Europe of Filavac vaccine. Here is their announcement https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2018AGRI0022-000647 This disease...

The RWAF Rabbit Friendly Vet List which shows vets verified by our Specialist Veterinary Adviser Dr Richard Saunders, is available online here https://rabbitwelfare.co.uk/rabbit-care-advice/rabbit-friendly-vets/rabbit-friendly-vet-list/ Vets have to pass a searching assessment to be included...

Apologies for coming late to this. The Rabbit Welfare Association and Fund (RWAF) here in the UK www.rabbitwelfare.co.uk recommends that a pair of average size rabbits sharing (eg Dutch) should have a minimum of 10ft x 6ft x 2ft (high). This should be accessible 24/7 and is the same for...

Here are Nutmeg (aged 11, on the left) and Betty (aged 7). They have been together for just over 5 years and adore each other This (below) was taken when they were newly bonded And here they're doing a spot of sunbathing in the garden

How about one of these? http://shop.rabbitwelfare.co.uk/product/runaround-24-hay-tube/ It'll last forever, the hay is obtainable from every angle, and if they stretch up to get the pieces from the top, that is exactly what they'd do in the wild to get overhanging branches etc, and so...

I am treating an inoperable abscess on my rabbit's leg, right on the joint of his hock. He's 11 now so operating would be risky in any case, and where this is, the vet feels it would be impossible to work on without causing damage to his joint. He's doing really well. As well as having...

Tasha Welsh, an MSc candidate at the Department of Population Medicine, Ontario Veterinary College, has compiled a survey for rabbit owners. This is pertinent only to owners living in North America, so please if you live elsewhere do not take part. For those taking part there is a 1 in 100...

The Autumn issue of Rabbiting On should be landing on members' doormats this week. If you're not a member, why not join? http://www.bunnybazaar.com/HRWAMSC/Membership-Subscriptions/NEW-Adult-Membership-UK-only-Annual-Subscription International memberships are also available

There has been a confirmed case of Myxomatosis in an unvaccinated pet rabbit in the Leicestershire area. Please please make sure that your rabbits' vaccinations are up to date, and share this alert to make sure that other rabbit owners are aware. There was a VHD outbreak in Newcastle upon...